Tabs
LE FREAK As recorded by Chic (From the 1978 Album C'EST CHIC) Words and Music by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nile Rodgers - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nile Rodgers - Electric Guitar' Chorus Q=124 N.C. A minorAm D MajorD C majorC 4/4 Gtr I H Q E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |-------------||----5-5-----------------|---------------------| |-------------||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----| |-----------5-||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-| |-----------5-||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-| |-------------||o-----------------------|---------------------| |-------------||------------------------|---------------------|
1. 2. A minorAm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE |---5-5-----------------|----------------------||---------------------|| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----o||-----7---7-5-x-x-5---|| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5--||-7-x-7---7-5-x-x-5---|| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5--||-7-x---------------7-|| |-----------------------|---------------------o||---------------------|| |-----------------------|----------------------||---------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ A minorAm D MajorD C majorC A minorAm e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e ||----5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5-----------------| ||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------| ||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---| ||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-| ||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D MajorD C majorC A minorAm D MajorD C majorC e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |---------------------|---5-5-----------------|---------------------| |-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----| |-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-| |-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A minorAm D MajorD C majorC A minorAm e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e |---5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5------------------| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5--------| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5----| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7--| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| D MajorD C majorC A minorAm D MajorD C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE |---------------------|---5-5-----------------|-------------7-----8-| |-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-5-----5-| |-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-5-----5-| |-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | W W e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----| |---------------------|-----------------------|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-| |---------------------|-----------------------|-7-x---------------5-| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A minorAm D MajorD C majorC e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |---5-5-----------------|---------------------| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| To Coda A minorAm D MajorD C majorC e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |---5-5-----------------|-----------------------|| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-------|| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5---|| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5---|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| Chorus A minorAm D MajorD C majorC A minorAm e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e |---5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5------------------| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5--------| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5----| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7--| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| Interlude 1. 2. D MajorD C majorC D MajorD A minorAm A minorAm e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e H S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |----------------------||-----------5----||---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-| |-----7---7-5-x-5-----o||-----7---7-5----||---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-| |-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5--||-7-x-7---7-5----||-----------------------| |-7-x---------------5--||-7-x------------||-----------------------| |---------------------o||----------------||-----------------------| |----------------------||----------------||-----------------------| D MajorD A minorAm S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|---------------------5-| |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-| |---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------| |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-| |-----------------------|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A minorAm D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---------------------5-|---x-8-5-x-x-8-8-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-8-5-x-x-8-8-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------|---------------------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| Am7Am7 S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |-----------------------|---------------------5-|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-12-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-x-10-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-12-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------| D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE E MajorE |---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x---|-----------------------|---------------7-7----| |---x-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-5-5----| |---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7--------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| A minorAm D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------| |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-x-5-|---x-5-8-x-x-8-8-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-| |-----------------------|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A minorAm D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---------------------5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------|---------------------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A minorAm S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |-----------------------|---------------------5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-8-5-x-5-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-8-5-x-5-| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD A minorAm S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|---------------------5-| |---x-5-8-x-x-8-8-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-| |---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---| |---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-| |-----------------------|---------------------7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| D.S. al Coda C majorC S S e E MajorE S S e e E MajorE S S H Q E MajorE e |-----------------------|----------------|| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|----------------|| |---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-----------5----|| |-----------------------|-----------5----|| |-----------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------|----------------|| Outro & A minorAm D MajorD C majorC A minorAm e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e ||----5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5-----------------| ||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------| ||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---| ||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-| ||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD C majorC A minorAm D MajorD C majorC e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e S S E MajorE e |---------------------|---5-5-----------------|---------------------| |-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----| |-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-| |-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A minorAm D MajorD C majorC CmajCsus2/D e S S E MajorE S S S S e e e e S S E MajorE e e E MajorE S S E MajorE 3x |---5-5-----------------|-------------7---8----|| |---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-5---8---o|| |-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-5---7----|| |-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------o|| |-----------------------|----------------------|| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature 🏷Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc 🏷Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Other versions of Le Freak
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